Senior Project Manager

Hitachi Solutions Europe is a global Digital, Data and Technology consultancy, Microsoft Gold partner and Cloud Services partner, specialising in end-to-end transformation. We specialise in Dynamics 365 Business Applications, Power Platform, including Azure, Application Modernisation and Data & Analytics. Our highly skilled team help drive improvements, creating efficiency and growth within organisations.

We are committed to Microsoft technologies, with a mission to revolutionise modern businesses. To achieve this we employ the best, most dedicated talent to deliver outstanding technology solutions to both our local and global clients.

Hitachi Solutions offers competitive compensation packages (incl. bonuses), pension and benefits plans. Work/Life balance is an essential part of our culture, and all our employees are home workers, although you will be expected to come into our or customer’s offices regularly. We operate a comprehensive career development programme that includes mentoring and training plans to ensure that you will continue to grow and develop your career at Hitachi.

We are growing our Delivery team and looking for a Senior Project Manager to join us on our exciting journey and be part of the Hitachi Solutions family.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall, and day-to-day delivery of large-scale projects to time, quality and budget in accordance with the contract.
• Responsible for project scope, and adhering to the published methodology and project controls.
• Responsible for the preparation and communication of most project deliverables, including forecasts, timesheet management, project status reports (PSRs), etc, in full dialogue with the Project Director.
• Responsible for the management of large project budget and associated communication, such as forecasting and client reporting.
• Planning, delegating, monitoring and controlling all of the Project Team’s activities in accordance with the project plan.
• Responsible for ensuring that the project plan is resourced throughout all phases of the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for preparing and presenting large, complex change requests, in dialogue with the Project Director.
• Ensuring that the acceptance process is followed, and that all deliverables, milestones, and project phases are accepted.
• Act as a point of contact for the Project Team and elevate any required actions, issues, or risks to the Steering Group.
• Responsible for ensuring that all identified risks, issues, and actions are captured.
• Responsible for maintaining an awareness of the financial status of the client’s account.
• Responsible for mentoring and developing Project Managers under their span of control.
• Execute assigned responsibilities in a manner consistent with Hitachi Solution Europe Ltd’s Quality Management Policy.

Key Competencies

• Exhibit strong leadership qualities and be results‑oriented; able to manage large teams (of up to 25 people).
• Highly experienced at working with defined project methodologies and governance models.
• Highly resilient, structured, and disciplined, with strong attention to detail.
• Able to produce high quality and professional written documentation.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, with proven success working alongside senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrate high levels of commercial acumen, with exceptional conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Strong budget and risk management skills.
• Experience in the end‑to‑end delivery of large projects is preferred.